Hat-pin guard.



B. G. PLEASANTS.

HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1912.

1 0 9,5 4 Patented Mar. 10, 1914 d a Imaw'cw W-Umewes I &

UNITED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

ELLIN U. PLEASANTS, 01E BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

HAT-PIN GUARD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELLIN C. PLnAsAn'rs, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at the city ofBaltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hat-Pin Guards, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a shield or look by means of which the pointof the pin is covered and concealed to prevent accidents, and securedagainst accidental withdrawal and loss. 7

Various patents show pads and other means for covering the points of hatpins and fastening them to prevent loss. The pads shown are placedinside the hat where they seriously interfere with the comfort of thewearer, and the other devices shown are so constructed that considerablecare is necessary in inserting the in in order that it may be presentedto the fastener in operative relation thereto. The device of myinvention is so constructed that it does not embody the defects orpresent the difficulties in operation which I have described.

To this end my hat-pin shield consists of a pad of any suitablematerial, as cork,

laced on the outer surface of the side wall of the hat and securedthereto. The pad is covered by a jacket or cup, the opening of which isdisposed toward the hat wall, and convenient fastening means areprovided for holding the whole device in position on the hat.

In the preferred form of my invention the fastening consists of prongsprojecting from the edge of the jacket and made of soft metal which iseasily bent, so that the prongs may be passed through the hat and bentover so that they lie flat against the inner surface of the hat wall.

The jacket or cup, as shown, is hemispherical, but the exact form is notimportant, the prime necessity being to have the shield supported on theoutside of the hat and the opening extending inward toward the hat walland of sufiicient size to present a large surface of the cushion to thepin point and thus render it easy to bring the pin-point into engagementwith the pad when the pin is passed through the hat.

The jacket or cup may be constructed of any material which issufficiently hard to resist the point of the hat pin.

The accompanying drawings show a hat- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14, 1912.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 703,659.

pin shield or fastener constructed in accordance with my invention inits preferred form.

Figure l is a section of a hat to which the device of my invention isapplied. Fig. :2 is a fragmentary section of a hat showing the pinshield on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the shield. Fig.4 is a plan showing the prongs in the position which they take inoperation.

The hat-pin shield, as shown, consists of a pad 1 composed of cork orany suitable material, the word cork being used herein to denote anymaterial adapted to serve the same purpose and to receive the pin pointand hold it in a similar manner. The pad is inclosed within a acket orcup 2, illustrated as hemispherical in form and having an opening ormouth at 5 on the flat side. This jacket is of sufficiently hardmaterial to prevent it from being punctured by the pin. It is providedwith a peripheral, inturned flange 3, to which are secured prongs orpins 4: of soft metal as annealed steel, which are easily bent to takeany desired shape. The flange also serves to hold the pad in position,but the latter may also be glued or otherwise fastened to the cup orjacket. The external surface of the cup may be ornamented to suit thewearer, as illustrated in Fig. 1, so that the shield acts not only as afastener to hold the pin and cover its point to prevent accidents, butalso has an ornamental function.

The manner of attaching the fastener to the hat is apparent. The pinsare passed inward through the hat wall and turned over on the inside, sothat the jacket is se cured to the hat wall, being placed on the outsideof the wall with its mouth or opening disposed toward the hat. Inoperation the pin is inserted in the hat on the side opposite theshield, and passed through the hat, the wearer finding with the pointthe opening in the jacket and inserting the pin into the pad therein. Ifthe pin should pass through the pad, the jacket prevents it fromprotruding. The shield as thus placed is in a convenient position inthat it does not in any way interfere with the comfort of the wearer, isextremely simple, and in the form shown can be produced at a low costand is capable of being constructed so that it is an addition to theappearance of the hat rather than a disfigurement. At the same time itis easily attached and detached, and serves as an absolute safeguardfrom all hat-pin accidents.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A hat-pin shield or lock consisting of a pad and an impervious jackettherefor, the jacket having an opening and means adjacent the peripheryof the opening and disposed in the direction of the opening for securingthe acket to the hat Wall.

2. A hat pin shield and lock consisting of pad secured to the outside ofthe hat, and a hard impervious jacket therefor, the jacket having anopening, and means adjacent the periphery of the opening and disposed inthe direction of the opening for securing the jacket to the hat Wall,the jacket having an ornamented exterior surface.

Signed by me at Baltimore this June 6th ELLIN C. PLEASANTS. ."VitnessesZELLA KUHN, EDWIN F. SAMUELS.

Copien of this patent may be o bcainerl' for five cents each, byaddressing the Gommissioner of 2atents. Washington, D. G.

